Educational Resources

There are several educational resources that are available at MBARI although we rely heavily on our partner institution (the Monterey Bay Aquarium) for much of our public outreach. Teacher Professional Development opportunities at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are posted.

MBARI does have an educator professional development workshop that generally runs in the summer for a week. This program is called Education And Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH) and the objective is to get more real data into the classrooms. The workshop is open to all educators in the United States and the application process includes a cover letter (stating why you would like to participate and why you should be selected) as well as an evaluation rubric showing how you used and evaluated one of the currently available EARTH activities. You can find these activities and more about the EARTH program.

MBARI has a formal seminar program that is open to the public, our seminars are generally on Wednesday mornings from 11 am to noon. You can find more information on the program and upcoming speakers on the seminar blog below.

MBARI’s summer internship program started in 1997 and currently runs for ten weeks (June-August) every year. The application process for 2018 (June 4 – August 10) is now closed (Deadline was February 21, 2018 at 1200 hours PST). We accept up to 12 interns each year although some years we do have additional interns with external funding. Visit the link below for more information about the program and the application process.

MBARI is also working with the National Science Foundation-funded Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) to facilitate the adoption of ocean profiling floats by schools interested in working with real data – see link below for more information.

MBARI collaborates with a National Science Foundation-funded Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) and has some science kits available for loan. You do have to arrange pickup and drop-off of these kits, you can find more information (all the lesson plans are posted online) and signup instructions below.

Adopt-A-Float Program

The Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling (SOCCOM) project is partnering with teachers and classrooms across the country to inspire and educate students about the Southern Ocean biogeochemistry and climate change through a pilot “Adopt-A-Float” initiative. This program creates a powerful opportunity for elementary- and secondary-school-aged students to engage directly with world-class scientists and learn about their research by naming and tracking SOCCOM floats.

Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)

EARTH uses near-real-time data from ocean observatories and other researcher datasets to design and test outreach with the Internet as an interface to scientists, teachers, students, and the public. Workshops are held during the summer and interested educators are asked to trial an existing EARTH activity and complete a rubric as part of the application. EARTH 2018 will be in Newport, Oregon June 24-29.

MBARI Summer Internship Program

Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2018 MBARI summer internship program. These 10-week internships allow college students and educators to come to MBARI and work on a research or outreach project.

Seminars

MBARI seminars are usually held on Wednesdays (unless indicated otherwise) at 11:00 a.m. in the Pacific Forum and are open to the public. The seminars cover a wide range of topics related to deep-ocean research and engineering. Our speakers include top scientists and engineers from all over the world, as well as from MBARI.

Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) Science Kits

C-MORE science kits offer lesson plans and materials for hands-on science activities in a self-contained format. They are designed for use with a range of grade levels. Each kit provides the information and supplies necessary for educators to teach their students about a particular topic in oceanography. These easy to use kits are a great resource for any classroom. These kits can be borrowed for short periods of time – you are responsible for arranging both pickup and dropoff of the kits.

Publications

Feely, Richard A., Okazaki, Remy R., Cai, Wei-Jun, Bednaršek, Nina, Alin, Simone R., Byrne, Robert H., Fassbender, Andrea, (2018). The combined effects of acidification and hypoxia on pH and aragonite saturation in the coastal waters of the California current ecosystem and the northern Gulf of Mexico. Continental Shelf Research, 152: 50-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2017.11.002

Thomas, K. N., Robison, B. H., Johnsen, S., (2017). Two eyes for two purposes: in situ evidence for asymmetric vision in the cockeyed squids Histioteuthis heteropsis and Stigmatoteuthis dofleini. Philosophical Transactions B, 372: 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2016.0069

Webb, Thomas J., Barry, James P., McClain, Craig R., (2017). Abundance-occupancy relationships in deep sea wood fall communities. Ecography : . http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02618

Symons, W. O., Sumner, E. J., Paull, C. K., Cartigny, M. J. B., Xu, J. P., Maier, K. L., Lorenson, T. D., Talling, P. J., (2017). A new model for turbidity current behavior based on integration of flow monitoring and precision coring in a submarine canyon. Geology, 45: 367-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G38764.1

Tagliabue, A., Bowie, A. R., Boyd, P. W., Buck, K. N., Johnson, K. S., Saito, M. A., (2017). The integral role of iron in ocean biogeochemistry. Nature, 543: 51-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature21058

Sanborn, Kelsey L., Webster, Jody M., Yokoyama, Yusuke, Dutton, Andrea, Braga, Juan C., Clague, David A., Paduan, Jennifer B., Wagner, Daniel, Rooney, John J., Hansen, John R., (2017). New evidence of Hawaiian coral reef drowning in response to meltwater pulse-1A. Quaternary Science Reviews, 175: 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.08.022

Manning, C. C., Stanley, R. H. R., Nicholson, D. P., Smith, J. M., Pennington, J. T., Fewings, M. R., Squibb, M. E., Chavez, F. P., (2017). Impact of recently upwelled water on productivity investigated using in situ and incubation-based methods in Monterey Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research-Oceans, 122: 1901-1926. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016JC012306

Educational Resources

Adopt-A-Float Program

Education and Research: Testing Hypotheses (EARTH)

MBARI Summer Internship Program

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